NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Saturn Relay Recalls
The 2005 Saturn Relay has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 20, 2005.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Saturn Relay. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 91
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Saturn Relay, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 Saturn Relay
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V287000
- Reported
- June 20, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 05V061000
- Reported
- February 18, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 18,850
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Relay, 10 other models
2005 Saturn Relay complaints by year
NHTSA has received 91 owner complaints about the 2005 Saturn Relay, the newest on July 17, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Saturn Relay, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (29%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the structure (11%).
None of the 2005 Saturn Relay's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2005 Saturn Relay owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic26
- Electrical System24
- Structure10
- Latches/Locks/Linkages9
- Service Brakes9
- Exterior Lighting7
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Saturn Relay peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 15. 45% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 91 complaints about the 2005 Saturn Relay are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Saturn Relay by model year
Other 2005 Saturn models
Newest record on this page: July 17, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted